GDT: 2022 NHL Draft - Boots down in hostile territory

[GermanSpitfire]

Today is the 2022 NHL Draft - The draft is being held in Montreal and Ottawa owns the 7th overall pick in the first round at the time of me writing this - Draft coverage will start at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN, ESPN+ in the U.S. and Sportsnet, TVA Sports in Canada. Rounds 2-7 will air on NHL Network, ESPN+ in the U.S., and on Sportsnet, TVA Sports in Canada on Friday starting at 11 a.m. ET

If you need a live stream link - DM me at some point before the draft and I'll provide you with one. Just make sure you have your ad blocker active,


Here are the picks the Senators currently hold:

Pick #	Original Owner	Trade Analysis
#7 Overall	Ottawa	Traded for Alex DeBrincat
#39 Overall	Ottawa	Traded for Alex Debrincat
#64 Overall	Tampa Bay	TRADE ANALYSIS The Ottawa Senators acquired Braydon Coburn, Cedric Paquette, and 2022 second round pick from the Tampa Bay Lightning for Marian Gaborik and Anders Nilsson
#72 Overall	Ottawa
#87 Overall	Boston	TRADE ANALYSIS The Boston Bruins acquired Mike Reilly from the Ottawa Senators for a 2022 third round pick
# 104 Overall	Ottawa
#136 Overall	Ottawa
#143 Overall	Winnipeg	TRADE ANALYSIS The Winnipeg Jets acquired Zach Sanford from the Ottawa Senators for a 2022 fifth round pick
#151 Overall	Boston	TRADE ANALYSIS The Ottawa Senators acquired Zach Senyshyn and a 2022 fifth round pick from Boston Bruins for Josh Brown and conditional 2022 seventh round pick
#168 Overall	Ottawa
#206 Overall	New York Islanders	TRADE ANALYSIS The New York Islanders acquired Braydon Coburn from the Ottawa Senators for a 2022 seventh round pick

Here is Bob McKenzie's final draft rankings for the first round.

R	N	PLAYER	TEAM	LEAGUE	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
TOP PROSPECTS
1	Slovakia	Juraj Slafkovský (LW)	TPS	Liiga	31	5	5	10	33
2	Canada	Shane Wright (C)	Kingston Frontenacs	OHL	63	32	62	94	22
3	USA	Logan Cooley (C)	U.S. National U18 Team	USDP	51	27	48	75	67
4	Slovakia	Simon Nemec (D)	HK Nitra	Slovakia	39	1	25	26	20
5	USA	Cutter Gauthier (C/LW)	U.S. National U18 Team	USDP	54	34	31	65	49
6	Czechia	David Jiricek (D)	HC Plzen	Czechia	29	5	6	11	49
7	Finland	Joakim Kemell (RW)	JYP	Liiga	39	15	8	23	2
8	Sweden	Jonathan Lekkerimäki (RW)	Djurgårdens IF	SHL	26	7	2	9	0
9	Canada	Matthew Savoie (C)	Winnipeg Ice	WHL	65	35	55	90	32
10	Austria	Marco Kasper (C)	Rögle BK	SHL	46	7	4	11	17
11	Canada	Kevin Korchinski (D)	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL	67	4	61	65	40
12	Russia	Pavel Mintyukov (D)	Saginaw Spirit	OHL	67	17	45	62	28
13	Canada	Conor Geekie (C)	Winnipeg Ice	WHL	63	24	46	70	49
14	Russia	Danila Yurov (RW)	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	KHL	21	0	0	0	2
15	USA	Frank Nazar (C/RW)	U.S. National U18 Team	USDP	56	28	42	70	20
16	Finland	Brad Lambert (C/RW)	Pelicans	Liiga	25	2	2	4	12
17	USA	Jimmy Snuggerud (F)	U.S. National U18 Team	USDP	59	24	39	63	32
18	Czechia	Jiri Kulich (C)	HC Energie Karlovy Vary	Czechia	49	9	5	14	4
19	Russia	Ivan Miroshnichenko (LW)	Omskie Krylia	VHL	31	10	6	16	6
20	USA	Isaac Howard (LW)	U.S. National U18 Team	USDP	60	33	49	82	42
21	Sweden	Liam Öhgren (LW)	Djurgårdens IF J20	J20 Nationell	30	33	25	58	6
22	Sweden	Noah Östlund (C)	Djurgårdens IF J20	J20 Nationell	32	9	33	42	6
23	Canada	Owen Pickering (D)	Swift Current Broncos	WHL	62	9	24	33	39
24	Canada	Denton Mateychuk (D)	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL	65	13	51	64	15
25	USA	Ryan Chesley (D)	U.S. National U18 Team	USDP	59	12	17	29	69
26	Switzerland	Lian Bichsel (D)	Leksands IF	SHL	29	1	2	3	16
27	USA	Rutger McGroarty (C/RW)	U.S. National U18 Team	USDP	54	35	34	69	65
28	Canada	Nathan Gaucher (C)	Québec Remparts	QMJHL	66	31	26	57	74
29	Canada	Luca Del Bel Belluz (C)	Mississauga Steelheads	OHL	68	30	46	76	28
30	Slovakia	Filip Mesar (W/C)	HK Poprad	Slovakia	37	8	8	16	8
31	USA	Sam Rinzel (D)	Chaska High	USHS-MN	27	9	29	38	22
32	Canada	Tristan Luneau (D)	Gatineau Olympiques	QMJHL	63	12	31	43	20

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[Knave]

Wait what? It's not tomorrow?

 

[2CHAINZ]

Sens fans: Pierre please don't screw up this draft

Pierre Dorion:

 

[SensBrawler]

If the Habs draft someone other than Wright with the first pick, will their fans boo?

 

[GermanSpitfire]

Wait what? It's not tomorrow?

Sorry - just turned midnight where I'm from. I'll be up until 5-6AM tomorrow because of the draft. I can't wait!

 

[SensHulk]

If the Habs draft someone other than Wright with the first pick, will their fans boo?

Yes unless it’s Louis Leblanc

 

[Adele Dazeem]

Will we draft with LUCKY number 7 or will we trade it?

My money is on the trade - hopefully not for the rumored Anderson/Dvorak deal...

 

[GermanSpitfire]

For you all unlucky enough to be in North America /s now it is actually a GDT, at least on the East Coast.

 

[Jhero]

If the Habs draft someone other than Wright with the first pick, will their fans boo?

 

[bert]

For the love of God don't let this amateur trade this draft pick. He has no clue what he is doing.

 

[TheDebater]

After digesting all the rumours, interviews, comments, articles and suggestions with regards to the 2022 draft and the Ottawa Senators, I have come to the following conclusion:

Dorion and his scouts have about 4 or 5 players they really like in this draft, where if one of them drops to #7, they will be making the selection, otherwise, I gather they already have a trade or two lined up to pull the trigger if the players they want are all gone before we pick.

 

[Alfie11]

I'm good with drafting at 7th or moving the pick...but I'm way more confident in the draft pick being a good acquisition vs a player the team trades for. After all the acquisitions made over the past few years I don't have a lot of confidence in managements ability to find the right NHL players.

Fingers crossed that tomorrow is positive whether they trade or pick.

 

[DrEasy]

If the top 6 goes exactly according to Bob's list, who do you guys pick at 7 between Kemell, Lekkerimaki, Savoie, Kasper and Korchinski?

 

[Tuna99]

Formenton is getting traded, not in the plan to have to pay him what he’s worth

 

[Bevans]

Formenton is getting traded, not in the plan to have to pay him what he’s worth

Until the WJC cloud is lifted I don't see him going anywhere.

 

[Tuna99]

Until the WJC cloud is lifted I don't see him going anywhere.

He could lift it himself by saying he wasn’t involved.

When Dorion admitted they haven’t really started negoatisting that to me means Dorion doesn’t want to pay him what’s he’s worth, and we know that story in Ottawa. He’s a goner, for whatever reasons

 

[Bevans]

He could lift it himself by saying he wasn’t involved.

That's the point. Silence became much louder after Mete spoke up.

 

[Tuna99]

That's the point. Silence became much louder after Mete spoke up.

Mete is also looking to stay in the NHL so h needs to make sure there are no barriers to a signing so a public statement was smart. Formenton will be in the NHL next year.

And I can already tell you the NHL investigation will be a total joke, you think Bettman cares about what happened outside of the NHL. Would the NFL investigate a college foitball team crime - it’s just for show, nothing will come of it. It has no weight, why would anyone tell the NHL what they know if they haven’t told the cops already. It’s a sham masquerading as caring

 

[Micklebot]

He could lift it himself by saying he wasn’t involved.

When Dorion admitted they haven’t really started negoatisting that to me means Dorion doesn’t want to pay him what’s he’s worth, and we know that story in Ottawa. He’s a goner, for whatever reasons

They likely haven't started with Formenton because he doesn't have ARB rights, there is no rush with him at all.

 

[Bevans]

Mete is also looking to stay in the NHL so h needs to make sure there are no barriers to a signing so a public statement was smart. Formenton will be in the NHL next year.

And I can already tell you the NHL investigation will be a total joke, you think Bettman cares about what happened outside of the NHL. Would the NFL investigate a college foitball team crime - it’s just for show, nothing will come of it. It has no weight, why would anyone tell the NHL what they know if they haven’t told the cops already. It’s a sham masquerading as caring

I have a 100% different expectation of what's to come but let's not hijack this thread.

 

[Micklebot]

For the love of God don't let this amateur trade this draft pick. He has no clue what he is doing.

At least with Bowness added to the team there's a fresh voice at the table, his experience on the pro scouting side should help us.

 

[Tuna99]

They likely haven't started with Formenton because he doesn't have ARB rights, there is no rush with him at all.

Also makes sense, but do you think Dorion wants to pay him $3 million +. If there is a plan (which there isn’t) it doesn’t involve paying Nick Paul $3 or Formenton $3 or Connor Brown what’s he’s worth in the high $4s.

Dorion is the worst cap manager in the league and that legacy continues with Formenton.

Norris also doesn’t have arb rights and they started negations with him

 

[GCK]

Also makes sense, but do you think Dorion wants to pay him $3 million +. If there is a plan (which there isn’t) it doesn’t involve paying Nick Paul $3 or Formenton $3 or Connor Brown what’s he’s worth in the high $4s.

Dorion is the worst cap manager in the league and that legacy continues with Formenton.

Norris also doesn’t have arb rights and they started negations with him

You are in the wrong thread.

 

[edguy]

If the top 6 goes exactly according to Bob's list, who do you guys pick at 7 between Kemell, Lekkerimaki, Savoie, Kasper and Korchinski?

Marco Kasper for me. Kemell would be a more distant 2nd option.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Well, if some folks think Formenton is a goner, what are the odds of packaging 7th and Formenton to move up to 4th, and hopefully pick up which of the two RDs is left?

Or would teams laugh at that offer?